Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1887-04-03
.ETTER FROM LILLIPUT
Happenings I'm the Land Of
Sugar and Piety.
aptain Cook Diamond Hsad-A Poly.
nesian Golgotha-The IAad Of
the LePer-Three Finger
PSi-An Hawaiian
Armament,

NNEAA@A1 RAAAMtkdEM AfE 10
20 danger Of losing faith In them oy
Studying any Of the forms Of monarchy
mich obtain 10 the islands Of the PsoI.
% Ocean. After living under one Of
hem for month, have come 70 the
conclusion that our institutions have
lothing to gain by taking pattern by
my Of those existing in PoIynssiA.
Before, however, induleine in reaso-
Ions OF pslemioal caste, purpose de-
gotine some space to snperaaial de-
'cription Of the islands, noting the cha
oms and modes Of thought In vogue ia
hem. For the benefit Of those Of your
leaders who have not got an atlas or
'yslopedia BY their hand. I may men
Ion that the Hawaiian archipalAoo
1uDbers ten islands; IL I9s north az
he Enei IL q weeks steam from Ran
francisco and three from Australia. n
gas nsmed by Captain Cook after
Baron Sandwich. and Il vas on the
STAND Of Hawaii that the great navi0a-
or met his death at the hands Of the
outraged natives. Though more than a
aundred years has elapsed since Cooks
murder. the descendants Of his sIavers
are In no danger Of forgetting IL. for the
place where be fell IL poiRted out by
hem and regarded with singular suDer-
hilion. H0nors are paid 70 the names
q the great navigator, who is held By
The simple natives
TO HAVE BECOME A GOD.
Honolulu, the sea. OF government
snd the only city OF consequences in the
archipelago, Ia located on the island Of
Oshu, and Is mainly indebted for lts
prosperity to sugar. blabbeF, politics
and piesy. II is the shipping port for
sll she crude saear grown on the
lalsnds, which finds a ready market In
fhe great city OF San Francisco. The
sugar trade between the latter place
and Honolulu IL Of such magnitude
snat II calls forth the carrying powers
Of several fleets Of vessels, besides
forming the staple Of freight for all the
large steamers bound outward.
There IL
MTsTEMoUs RECIPROCITY TREATY
In force between the Islands and the
United States, which admits sugar into
America and certain merchandise into
Honolulu free OF duty. People Of your
city Who have visited San Francisco
and have noted the huge Fefinsries sf
Claus 5preokels and the American
sugar COMPANY, may Judge Of the mag.
nitude OF the trade when they are in
fcRmed that those two factories have
been only called into existence by the
importation into your country Of island
sugar. Since the time when Mari
Twain was here the whaling industry
has declined. nor IL the missionary bnai
mess very hourishinR at present, tbe
natives for the NEST part having he
come converted. AZ you approach the
Islands on q fine spring morning. the
view Won get OF them from The deck OF
enc Of CLAUS Spreeksls' steamers ia pio.
tuFesque In the extreme. Standing ont
IN sharp and well defined outline IL
DIAMOND HEAD,
A sort OF miniature rock Of Gibraltar
and on soooant OF the quantity m
human skulls found 10 lie neiphborbood
might be termed the Polyneaan Col.
Rotha. Tradition says that years AGO
there was bloody battle wa0ed here
and the auperstitious natives view the
place with feelings Of terror and apprs-
nensien. The navigation throacb the
reef which enoireles the harbor of
Honolulu is dangerous. but once inside,
there n plenty Of deep water AZ the
steamer approaches the landing stage
one begins TO realize what an odd com
munity u IL Won are going to set foot
among, the dark compilations OF the
hanakas on The wharf being enhanced
oY the striking oolors thew wear. Every.
ming IN these enchanted isles is
MIErH, SUNSHINE AND Colon.
THE fever Of living" is unknown in
tnem and OF the fierce struggle fer ex
lstence carried on In great European
Stiles the happy natives here know
nothing nor care. The phYsiqas Of the
ABORIGINAL islander IL good, he IL tall,
vel propoftioned and o8mely, his
laughter stirring eve" being set OF bv
thatch of long silky hair, which fails
10 graceful confusion over we'll SHAPED
forehead. As ts the women. thew ars
aiI travellers represent them TO be and
more
BLACK bat such a. In esteem
Prince Memnou's sister might beseem,"
Was my inward commentary on first he
holding them, and n wider acquaintance
With the seq has only served 10 cor Arm
y. travellers In these climes (Botably
the wicked Earl Of Pembroke) have
afhFmed Of the poor natives that
CHASTITY AMONGST rHEM rs uHkxowx:"
Bot believe this to be an e1AGRera,ion.
and think the virtue of continenoy 30
oe no more uncommon In the case Of
she islands. than are charity and
brothsrly love with US. The fact Of the
rnANnaV that 81
their winning faces and loving and
trustful ways. have been 80 long AZ the
mercy Of the unacFupuleus and pleasure
loving whites, that the wonder ia thew
are not more demoraliEed than they are.
Leprosv ia very prevalent with them.
and 20 IL the strange disease known As
elephantiasis. Both OF these maladies
are painless and both fatal, / believe;
out as they take great HumbeF % years
before they result 10 death. the victims
bear up ander them with considerable
philosophy. The leper colony Of No
lokai u - well known that any men
zion OF u may seem like a chestnut [
viii risk saying, however, that ANYBODY
ON she Islands attainted Of Ieprnsy is AZ
ence transported 90 the leper COLONY by
the officials of the Government. and
there must remain
TILL pEArH CARRIES uTM oFY.
Everything L. done faE the poor lsper.
that is possible. They are reported 10
be well housed, we'll fed and veil Locked
after. and ere said to be rather joyoas
community than otherwise. anea wit.
messed party Of them awaiting trans
portation On the Pacific Mail COMPANY
wharf. They all seemed 60 he ia the
best OF spirits, and Ia no wise discop
certed at the thought o. she sad change
a few bouts wonld work Ia their livps,
In the early months OF the year Hone
lalu IL hardly seen 90 advantage. but |
have seen il in the Eey day OF sutsmer
time, and can bear testimony 10 she pro
fusion and beauty OF the plants ana
flowers then IN their season. Even nsw
she weather Is balmy, bat tbe trim
lawns aud exQaisttely tended gardens
give hnt feeble indications OF tie fioral
elaries OF a fec NOnths hence Homo
lnln IL laid cut on the American plan
With little about is 10 Indicate shat il
has got been always the neat prnsper
Gus little settlement Is - toiay. II has
q great look 81 san jose, or some 81 Al.
second class California cities, With it,
villas, It's plazAs and its array Of star,s
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